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Japanese symbol for “lactose”

Romaji: nyuutou
lactose; milk sugar

In Japanese, lactose is , read (nyuutou).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n lactose; milk sugar (chem)

Kanji and stroke order

milk, breasts
on: ニュウ
kun: ちち、ち
8 strokes · JLPT 2
sugar
on: トウ
16 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “lactose”

WordReadingMeaning
ラクトース rakutoosulactose
ラクトーゼ rakutoozelactose

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ぎゅうにゅう gyuunyuu(cow's) milk
ちくび chikubinipple; teat
にゅうじ nyuujiinfant (below 1 year old); suckling baby
ぼにゅう bonyuumother's milk
とうにゅう tounyuusoy milk
ちぶさ chibusabreast; udder
さとう satousugar
とうぶん toubunamount of sugar; sugar content

See also: Chinese symbol for “lactose”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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